#1Film, TV & Stage
Rebecca Miller
born 1962American filmmaker and novelist
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Famous people · Roxbury
Roxbury’s famous people span 171 years: 3 births from 1791 to 1962
The best known is the American filmmaker and novelist Rebecca Miller, with articles in 22 languages. The American politician Truman Smith ranks second, ahead of John Sanford. Santino Ferrucci leads the 20 names listed next door in Woodbury. The list’s best known name, Rebecca Miller, dates from 1962.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Rebecca Miller
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1791
Truman Smith
Youngest
1962
Rebecca Miller
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Roxbury
First, Rebecca Miller (22 languages), then Truman Smith (11) and John Sanford (5).
#1#2#3Known for
What Roxbury is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
A chosen home
Also called Roxbury home
Born elsewhere, Denis Leary lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Woodbury has the most on record, with 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roxbury and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Rebecca Miller: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Smith: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sanford: Compilation and editing supervised by Cuyler Reynolds., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis Leary: Adam Freese at https://www.flickr.com/photos/31582437@N05/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Santino Ferrucci: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlaugh/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Stoiana: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville H. Platt: George Prince, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luman Hamlin Weller: Robert Herd Fairbairn, author. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons